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Site Terms and Conditions of Use

1. User's Acknowledgment and Acceptance of Terms

The State Bar of Texas ("Us" or "We") provides
the Texasbar.com site and various related services (collectively, the
"site") to you, the user, subject to your compliance with all
the terms, conditions, and notices contained or referenced herein (the
"Terms of Use"), as well as any other written agreement
between us and you. In addition, when using particular services or
materials on this site, users shall be subject to any posted rules
applicable to such services or materials that may contain terms and
conditions in addition to those in these Terms of Use. All such
guidelines or rules are hereby incorporated by reference into these
Terms of Use.

BY USING THIS SITE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS OF USE. IF
YOU DO NOT WISH TO BE BOUND BY THE THESE TERMS OF USE, PLEASE EXIT THE
SITE NOW. YOUR REMEDY FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH THIS SITE, OR ANY
PRODUCTS, SERVICES, CONTENT, OR OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON OR
THROUGH THIS SITE, IS TO STOP USING THE SITE AND/OR THOSE PARTICULAR
PRODUCTS OR SERVICES. YOUR AGREEMENT WITH US REGARDING COMPLIANCE WITH
THESE TERMS OF USE BECOMES EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY UPON COMMENCEMENT OF
YOUR USE OF THIS SITE.

These Terms of Use are effective as of 2013. We expressly
reserve the right to change these Terms of Use from time to time without
notice to you. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility
to review this site and these Terms of Use from time to time and to
familiarize yourself with any modifications. Your continued use of this
site after such modifications will constitute acknowledgement of the
modified Terms of Use and agreement to abide and be bound by the
modified Terms of Use.

As used in these Terms of Use, references to our
"Affiliates" include our departments, affiliated
organizations, officers, directors, suppliers, partners, sponsors, and
advertisers, and includes (without limitation) all parties involved in
creating, producing, and/or delivering this site and/or its
contents.

2. Description of Services

We make various services available on this site including, but not
limited to, information, educational materials, and other materials
about the legal profession, the administration of justice, the State Bar
of Texas, its employees and its members, and other like services. You
are responsible for providing, at your own expense, all equipment
necessary to use the services, including a computer, modem, and Internet
access (including payment of all fees associated with such access).

We reserve the sole right to either modify or discontinue the site,
including any of the sites features, at any time with or without notice
to you. We will not be liable to you or any third party should we
exercise such right. Any new features that augment or enhance the
then-current services on this site shall also be subject to these Terms
of Use.

3. Registration Data and Privacy

In order to access some of the services on this site, you will be
required to use an account and password that are made available to
individual members of
the State Bar of Texas and are obtained by your becoming a member. When
you become a member, you must provide certain information and data
("Registration Data"), and maintaining
and updating your Registration Data as required. By becoming a member,
you
agree that all information provided in the Registration Data is true and
accurate and that you will maintain and update this information as
required in order to keep it current, complete, and accurate.

You also grant us the right to disclose to third parties certain
Registration Data about you. The information we obtain through your use
of this site, including your Registration Data, is subject to our
Privacy Policy, which is specifically incorporated by reference
into these Terms of Use.

4. Conduct on Site

Your use of the site is subject to all applicable laws and
regulations, and you are solely responsible for the substance of your
communications through the site. By posting information in or otherwise
using any communications service, chat room, message board, newsgroup,
software library, or other interactive service that may be available to
you on or through this site, you agree that you will not upload, share,
post, or otherwise distribute or facilitate distribution of any content
-- including text, communications, software, images, sounds, data, or
other information -- that:

a. is unlawful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory,
libelous, deceptive, fraudulent, invasive of another's privacy,
tortious, contains explicit or graphic descriptions or accounts of
sexual acts (including but not limited to sexual language of a violent
or threatening nature directed at another individual or group of
individuals), or otherwise violates our rules or policies;

b. victimizes, harasses, degrades, or intimidates an individual or
group of individuals on the basis of religion, gender, sexual
orientation, race, ethnicity, age, or disability;

c. infringes on any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, right
of publicity, or other proprietary right of any party;

d. constitutes unauthorized or unsolicited advertising, junk or bulk
email (also known as "spamming"), chain letters, any other
form of unauthorized solicitation, or any form of lottery or
gambling;

e. contains software viruses or any other computer code, files, or
programs that are designed or intended to disrupt, damage, or limit the
functioning of any software, hardware, or telecommunications equipment
or to damage or obtain unauthorized access to any data or other
information of any third party; or

f. impersonates any person or entity, including any of our employees
or representatives.

We neither endorse nor assume any liability for the contents of any
material uploaded or submitted by third party users of the site. We
generally do not pre-screen, monitor, or edit the content posted by
users of communications services, chat rooms, message boards,
newsgroups, software libraries, or other interactive services that may
be available on or through this site. However, we and our agents have
the right at their sole discretion to remove any content that, in our
judgment, does not comply with these Terms of Use and any other rules of
user conduct for our site, or is otherwise harmful, objectionable, or
inaccurate. We are not responsible for any failure or delay in removing
such content. You hereby consent to such removal and waive any claim
against us arising out of such removal of content. See "Use of Your
Materials" below for a description of the procedures to be followed
in the event that any party believes that content posted on this site
infringes on any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, right of
publicity, or other proprietary right of any party.

In addition, you may not use your account to breach security of
another account or attempt to gain unauthorized access to another
network or server. Not all areas of the site may be available to you or
other authorized users of the site. You shall not interfere with anyone
else's use and enjoyment of the site or other similar services. Users
who violate systems or network security may incur criminal or civil
liability.

You may not utilize this site in any way that is counter to its
intended purpose, including, but not limited to mining, scraping or
capture of data contained herein through repetitive or automated means.
This excludes internet search engines as enumerated in defined robot
files. Violators may incur criminal or civil liability.

You agree that we may at any time, and at our sole discretion,
terminate your membership, account, or other affiliation with our site
without prior notice to you for violating any of the above provisions.
In addition, you acknowledge that we will cooperate fully with
investigations of violations of systems or network security at other
sites, including cooperating with law enforcement authorities in
investigating suspected criminal violations.

5. Third Party Sites and Information

This site may link you to other sites on the Internet or otherwise
include references to information, documents, software, materials and/or
services provided by other parties. These sites may contain information
or material that some people may find inappropriate or offensive. These
other sites and parties are not under our control, and you acknowledge
that we are not responsible for the accuracy, copyright compliance,
legality, decency, or any other aspect of the content of such sites, nor
are we responsible for errors or omissions in any references to other
parties or their products and services. The inclusion of such a link or
reference is provided merely as a convenience and does not imply
endorsement of, or association with, the site or party by us, or any
warranty of any kind, either express or implied.

6. Intellectual Property Information

Copyright (c) 2013 The State Bar of Texas All Rights
Reserved.

For purposes of these Terms of Use, "content" is defined as
any information, data, communications, software, photos, video,
graphics, music, sounds, and other material and services that can be
viewed by users on our site. This includes message boards, chat, and
other original content.

By accepting these Terms of Use, you acknowledge and agree that all
content presented to you on this site is protected by copyrights,
trademarks, service marks, patents or other proprietary rights and laws,
and is the sole property of The State Bar of Texas and/or its
Affiliates. You are only permitted to use the content as expressly
authorized by us or the specific content provider. Except for a single
copy made for personal use only, you may not copy, reproduce, modify,
republish, upload, post, transmit, or distribute any documents or
information from this site in any form or by any means without prior
written permission from us or the specific content provider, and you are
solely responsible for obtaining permission before reusing any
copyrighted material that is available on this site. Any unauthorized
use of the materials appearing on this site may violate copyright,
trademark and other applicable laws and could result in criminal or
civil penalties.

Neither we or our Affiliates warrant or represent that your use of
materials displayed on, or obtained through, this site will not infringe
the rights of third parties. See "User's Materials" below for
a description of the procedures to be followed in the event that any
party believes that content posted on this site infringes on any patent,
trademark, trade secret, copyright, right of publicity, or other
proprietary right of any party.

The following are registered trademarks, trademarks or service marks
of The State Bar of Texas or its Affiliates: The State Bar of
Texas,
Texasbar.com, TYLA.org, Texas Young Lawyers Association, TBLS.org,
MyBarPage, TexasBarCircle, The Texas Bar Journal, TexasBarBlog,
TexasBarCLE, TexasBarBooks, KidsInTheCrossfire.org, AmericanJuror.org,
TheyHadaDreamToo.org, and the Official Seal
of the State Bar of Texas. All custom graphics, icons, logos and service
names are
registered trademarks, trademarks or service marks of The State Bar of
Texas or its Affiliates. All other trademarks or service marks are
property of their respective owners. Nothing in these Terms of Use
grants you any right to use any trademark, service mark, logo, and/or
the name of The State Bar of Texas or its Affiliates.

7. Unauthorized Use of Materials

Subject to our Privacy Policy, any communication or material that you
transmit to this site or to us, whether by electronic mail, post, or
other means, for any reason, will be treated as non-confidential and
non-proprietary. While you retain all rights in such communications or
material, you grant us and our agents and affiliates a non-exclusive,
paid-up, perpetual, and worldwide right to copy, distribute, display,
perform, publish, translate, adapt, modify, and otherwise use such
material for any purpose regardless of the form or medium (now known or
not currently known) in which it is used.

Please do not submit confidential or proprietary information to us
unless we have mutually agreed in writing otherwise.

We respect the intellectual property of others, and we ask you to do
the same. If you or any user of this site believes its copyright,
trademark or other property rights have been infringed by a posting on
this site, you or the user should send notification to our Designated
Agent (as identified below) immediately. To be effective, the
notification must include:

1. Identify in sufficient detail the copyrighted work that you
believe has been infringed upon or other information sufficient to
specify the copyrighted work being infringed).

2. Identify the material that you claim is infringing the copyrighted
work listed in item #1 above.

3. Provide information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact
you (email address is preferred).

4. Provide information, if possible, sufficient to permit us to
notify the owner/administrator of the allegedly infringing webpage or
other content (email address is preferred).

5. Include the following statement: "I have a good faith belief that
use of the copyrighted materials described above as allegedly infringing
is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law."

6. Include the following statement: "I swear, under penalty of
perjury, that the information in the notification is accurate and that I
am the copyright owner or am authorized to act on behalf of the owner of
an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed."

You acknowledge and agree that upon receipt of a notice of a claim of
copyright infringement, we may immediately remove the identified
materials from our site without liability to you or any other party and
that the claims of the complaining party and the party that originally
posted the materials will be referred to the United States Copyright
Office for adjudication as provided in the Digital Millennium Copyright
Act.

8. Disclaimer of Warranties

ALL MATERIALS AND SERVICES ON THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS
IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY
KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE, OR THE WARRANTY OF NON-INFRINGEMENT. WITHOUT LIMITING THE
FOREGOING, WE MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT (A) THE SERVICES AND MATERIALS WILL
MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, (B) THE SERVICES AND MATERIALS WILL BE
UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, (C) THE RESULTS THAT MAY
BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICES OR MATERIALS WILL BE EFFECTIVE,
ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, OR (D) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, OR
INFORMATION PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU FROM THE SITE FROM US OR OUR
AFFILIATES WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS OR BE FREE FROM MISTAKES, ERRORS
OR DEFECTS.

THIS SITE COULD INCLUDE TECHNICAL OR OTHER MISTAKES, INACCURACIES OR
TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. WE MAY MAKE CHANGES TO THE MATERIALS AND SERVICES
AT THIS SITE, INCLUDING THE PRICES AND DESCRIPTIONS OF ANY PRODUCTS
LISTED HEREIN, AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE. THE MATERIALS OR SERVICES AT
THIS SITE MAY BE OUT OF DATE, AND WE MAKE NO COMMITMENT TO UPDATE SUCH
MATERIALS OR SERVICES.

THE USE OF THE SERVICES OR THE DOWNLOADING OR OTHER ACQUISITION OF
ANY MATERIALS THROUGH THIS SITE IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK
AND WITH YOUR AGREEMENT THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY
DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM SUCH
ACTIVITIES.

Through your use of the site, you may have the opportunities to
engage in commercial transactions with other users and vendors. You
acknowledge that all transactions relating to any merchandise or
services offered by any party, including, but not limited to the
purchase terms, payment terms, warranties, guarantees, maintenance and
delivery terms relating to such transactions, are agreed to solely
between the seller or purchaser of such merchandize and services and
you. WE MAKE NO WARRANTY REGARDING ANY TRANSACTIONS EXECUTED THROUGH, OR
IN CONNECTION WITH THIS SITE, AND YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT SUCH
TRANSACTIONS ARE CONDUCTED ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. ANY WARRANTY THAT
IS PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, MATERIALS, OR
INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THIS SITE FROM A THIRD PARTY IS
PROVIDED SOLELY BY SUCH THIRD PARTY, AND NOT BY US OR ANY OTHER OF OUR
AFFILIATES.

Content available through this site often represents the opinions and
judgments of an information provider, site user, or other person or
entity not connected with us. We do not endorse, nor are we responsible
for the accuracy or reliability of, any opinion, advice, or statement
made by anyone other than an authorized The State Bar of Texas
spokesperson speaking in his/her official capacity. Please refer to the
specific editorial policies posted on various sections of this site for
further information, which policies are incorporated by reference into
these Terms of Use.

You understand and agree that temporary interruptions of the services
available through this site may occur as normal events. You further
understand and agree that we have no control over third party networks
you may access in the course of the use of this site, and therefore,
delays and disruption of other network transmissions are completely
beyond our control.

You understand and agree that the services available on this site are
provided "AS IS" and that we assume no responsibility for the
timeliness, deletion, mis-delivery or failure to store any user
communications or personalization settings.

SOME STATES OR JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN
WARRANTIES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

9. Limitation of Liability

IN NO EVENT SHALL WE OR OUR AFFILIATES BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD
PARTY FOR ANY SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING, WITHOUT
LIMITATION, THOSE RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER
OR NOT WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, AND ON
ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF
THIS SITE OR OF ANY WEB SITE REFERENCED OR LINKED TO FROM THIS SITE.

FURTHER, WE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE IN ANY WAY FOR THIRD PARTY GOODS AND
SERVICES OFFERED THROUGH THIS SITE OR FOR ASSISTANCE IN CONDUCTING
COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS THROUGH THIS SITE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION
THE PROCESSING OF ORDERS.

10. Indemnification

Upon a request by us, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold us and
our Affiliates harmless from all liabilities, claims, and expenses,
including attorney fees, that arise from your use or misuse of this
site. We reserve the right, at our own expense, to assume the exclusive
defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification
by you, in which event you will cooperate with us in asserting any
available defenses.

11. Security and Password

You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of
your password and account and for any and all statements made and acts
or omissions that occur through the use of your password and account.
Therefore, you must take steps to ensure that others do not gain access
to your password and account. Our personnel will never ask you for your
password. You may not transfer or share your account with anyone, and we
reserve the right to immediately terminate your account if you do
transfer or share your account.

12. Participation in Promotions

From time to time, this site may include advertisements offered by
third parties. You may enter into correspondence with or participate in
promotions of the advertisers showing their products on this site. Any
such correspondence or promotions, including the delivery of and the
payment for goods and services, and any other terms, conditions,
warranties or representations associated with such correspondence or
promotions, are solely between you and the advertiser. We assume no
liability, obligation or responsibility for any part of any such
correspondence or promotion.

13. E-mail, Messaging, Blogging, and Chat Services

We may make email, messaging, blogging, or chat services
(collectively, "Communications") available to users of our
site, either directly or through a third-party provider. Any
communication sent via this website has no expectation of privacy.
Further information is available in our Privacy
Policy.

We may employ automated monitoring devices or techniques to protect
our users from mass unsolicited communications (also known as
"spam") and/or other types of electronic communications that
we deem inconsistent with our business purposes. However, such devices
or techniques are not perfect, and we will not be responsible for any
legitimate communication that is blocked, or for any unsolicited
communication that is not blocked.

14. International Use

Although this site may be accessible worldwide, we make no
representation that materials on this site are appropriate or available
for use in locations outside the United States, and accessing them from
territories where their contents are illegal is prohibited. Those who
choose to access this site from other locations do so on their own
initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws. Any offer
for any product, service, and/or information made in connection with
this site is void where prohibited.

15. Termination of Use

You agree that we may, in our sole discretion, terminate or suspend
your access to all or part of the site with or without notice and for
any reason, including, without limitation, breach of these Terms of Use.
Any suspected fraudulent, abusive or illegal activity may be grounds for
terminating your relationship and may be referred to appropriate law
enforcement authorities.

Upon termination or suspension, regardless of the reasons therefore,
your right to use the services available on this site immediately
ceases, and you acknowledge and agree that we may immediately deactivate
or delete your account and all related information and files in your
account and/or bar any further access to such files or this site. We
shall not be liable to you or any third party for any claims or damages
arising out of any termination or suspension or any other actions taken
by us in connection with such termination or suspension.

16. Governing Law

This site (excluding any linked sites) is controlled by us from our
offices within the County of Travis, Austin, Texas, United States of
America. It can be accessed from all 50 states, as well as from other
countries around the world. As each of these places has laws that may
differ from those of County of Travis, Austin, Texas, by accessing this
site both of us agree that the statutes and laws of the State of County
of Travis, Austin, Texas, without regard to the conflicts of laws
principles thereof and the United Nations Convention on the
International Sales of Goods, will apply to all matters relating to the
use of this site and the purchase of products and services available
through this site. Each of us agrees and hereby submits to the exclusive
personal jurisdiction and venue any court of competent jurisdiction
within the State of County of Travis, Austin, Texas with respect to such
matters.

17. Notices

All notices to a party shall be in writing and shall be made
via conventional mail. Notices to us must be sent to the
attention of Legal Counsel at The State Bar of Texas 1414 Colorado
Street Austin, Texas 78701. Notices to you may be sent to the address
supplied by you as part of your Registration Data. In addition, we may
broadcast
notices or messages through the site to inform you of changes to the
site or other matters of importance, and such broadcasts shall
constitute notice to you at the time of sending.

18. Entire Agreement

These terms and conditions constitute the entire agreement and
understanding between us concerning the subject matter of this agreement
and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings of the parties
with respect to that subject matter. These Terms of Use may not be
altered, supplemented, or amended by the use of any other document(s).
Any attempt to alter, supplement or amend this document or to enter an
order for products or services which are subject to additional or
altered terms and conditions shall be null and void, unless otherwise
agreed to in a written agreement signed by you and us. To the extent
that anything in or associated with this site is in conflict or
inconsistent with these Terms of Use, these Terms of Use shall take
precedence.

19. Miscellaneous

In any action to enforce these Terms of Use, the prevailing party
will be entitled to costs and attorneys fees. Any cause of action
brought by you against us or our Affiliates must be instituted with one
year after the cause of action arises or be deemed forever waived and
barred.

You may not assign your rights and obligations under these Terms of
Use to any party, and any purported attempt to do so will be null and
void. We may free assign our rights and obligations under these Terms of
Use.

You agree not to sell, resell, reproduce, duplicate, copy or use for
any commercial purposes any portion of this site, or use of or access to
this site.

In addition to any excuse provided by applicable law, we shall be
excused from liability for non-delivery or delay in delivery of products
and services available through our site arising from any event beyond
our reasonable control, whether or not foreseeable by either party,
including but not limited to, labor disturbance, war, fire, accident,
adverse weather, inability to secure transportation, governmental act or
regulation, and other causes or events beyond our reasonable control,
whether or not similar to those which are enumerated above.

If any part of these Terms of Use is held invalid or unenforceable,
that portion shall be construed in a manner consistent with applicable
law to reflect, as nearly as possible, the original intentions of the
parties, and the remaining portions shall remain in full force and
effect.

Any failure by us to enforce or exercise any provision of these Terms
of Use or related rights shall not constitute a waiver of that right or
provision.

20. Contact Information

Except as explicitly noted on this site, the services available
through this site are offered by The State Bar of Texas, an An
Administrative Agency of the Judicial Branch of the State of Texas,
located at 1414 Colorado Street Austin, Texas 78701. Our telephone
number is 800-204-2222. If you notice that any user is violating these
Terms of Use, please contact us at webmaster@texasbar.com.

Special Terms and Conditions Regarding Blog/Messaging
Posts/Links

The State Bar of Texas ("We" or "Us" or
"Our") offers the use of its blogging and messaging services
(such as making your blog and twitter posts available on your State Bar
profile,
along with the content posted thereon, the
"Services") subject to the terms and conditions of use (the
"Terms") contained herein. All references herein to
"We," "Us," or "Our" are intended to
include The State Bar of Texas and any other affiliated organizations.
By
accessing, creating or contributing to any blogs or messages hosted
link-displayed by
us (the "Blog"), and in consideration for the Services we
provide to you, you agree to abide by these Terms as well as State Bar
Rules regarding Advertising. Please read them carefully before posting
to or creating any Blog and/or link. We reserve the right to change, at
any time, at our sole discretion, the Terms under which
these Services are offered. You are responsible for regularly reviewing
these Terms for changes. Your continued use of the Services constitutes
your acceptance of all such Terms. If you do not agree with these Terms,
please do not use the Services.

1. Disclaimer of Responsibility for Blog Content

You understand that all content posted to the Blog (the
"Content") is the sole responsibility of the individual who
originally posted the content. You understand, also, that all opinions
expressed by users of this site are expressed strictly in their
individual capacities, and not as Our representatives or any of Our
sponsors or partners. The opinions that you or others post in the Blog
do not necessarily reflect Our opinions.

2. Posting

(a) By posting your Content using the Services, you are granting an
unrestricted, irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual,
worldwide, and fully transferable, assignable, and sublicensable right
and license to use, copy, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate,
create collective or derivative works from, distribute, perform and
display your Content in whole or in part and to incorporate it in other
works in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed.
You further warrant that all so-called moral rights in the content have
been waived.

(b) By posting such links or content, you warrant and represent that
you either own or otherwise control all of the rights to that content,
including, without limitation, all the rights necessary for you to
provide, post, upload, input or submit the content, or that your use of
the content is a protected fair use. You agree that you will not
knowingly provide material and misleading false information. You
represent and warrant also that the content you supply does not violate
these Terms. It is your sole responsibility to ensure that your postings
do not disclose confidential and/or proprietary information, including
personal financial information, information covered by a nondisclosure
agreement, and information that you are not authorized to disclose. We
caution you not to disclose personal information about yourself or your
children, such as social security numbers, credit card numbers, etc.

(c) You agree to indemnify and hold Us and Our affiliated
organizations,
and their directors, officers and employees, harmless for any and all
claims or demands, including reasonable attorney fees, that arise from
or otherwise relate to your use of the Blog, any content you supply to
the Blog, or your violation of these Terms or the rights of another.

3. Accessing

(a) You agree that We will not be liable, under any circumstances and
in any way, for any errors or omissions, loss or damage of any kind
incurred as a result of use of any content posted on this site. You
agree that you must evaluate and bear all risks associated with the use
of any content, including any reliance on the accuracy, completeness, or
usefulness of such content. You agree not to collect information about
others, including e-mail addresses, or to use information obtained from
the Services to send other users unsolicited e-mail of any kind.

(b) Blog/Messaging links are provided for informational purposes
only; we shall
not be responsible or liable for the accuracy or availability of any
information appearing or available on the Blog.

(c) Blog/Messaging links/postings may provide links to other websites
on the
Internet. We are not responsible or liable for such content and we make
no express or implied warranty about the accuracy, copyright compliance,
legality, merchantability, or any other aspect of the content of such
postings. We are not responsible or liable for any advertising,
products, or other materials on or available from such websites or
resources. The inclusion of links does not imply endorsement of the
Websites by Us or any association with their operators.

(d) We may enable you to establish an account with a username and
password to access and use the Services. If so, you are responsible for
maintaining the strict confidentiality of your password, and you are
responsible for any activity occurring through use of your account and
password. You agree to immediately notify us of any unauthorized use of
your password or account or any other breach of security and ensure that
you exit from your account at the end of each session. We are not
responsible or liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure
to comply with this provision.

4. Children

Collecting personal information from children under the age of 18
("minor children") through the Services or the Blog is
prohibited. No Content should be directed toward minor children.

5. Privacy Policy

Please be sure to read our Privacy Policy, which is available at this
website and incorporated herein by reference.

6. Unauthorized Use of Materials

See Website Terms of Use

7. Termination of Access/Removal of Content

We shall have the right in Our sole discretion to terminate your
access to and use of the Services and/or remove any of your Content
should We consider your statements or conduct to be inaccurate, illegal,
obscene, defamatory, threatening, infringing of intellectual property
rights, invasive of privacy, injurious, objectionable, or otherwise in
violation of these Terms or applicable law.

8. Disclaimer of Warranties

See Website Terms of Use

9. Limitation of Liability

See Website Terms of Use

10. Acceptance and Acknowledgement of Terms

Use of this website constitutes acceptance of these Terms. You
acknowledge that you have read and are bound by the Terms, as well as
any other usage agreements of Ours, including the Website Terms of Use
that may govern your conduct. Thank you for participating in the Blog.
Please do not hesitate to contact us at webmaster@texasbar.com if you
have questions.